<< >> NASA ASRS Report 427424, February 1999

A beech 1900 BE02 in cruise at FL190 made an emergency descent due to forward door seal failure causing a rapid decompression.

Attributes
ACN	427424
Time
Date	199902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : uca
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	427424
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

We were in cruise flight at FL190 when the door seal on the aircraft came loose and we had a rapid decompression. We went on oxygen and opened the passenger oxygen and started an emergency descent to 10000 ft. After we went through the checklists and decided the flight was no longer in danger, we contacted dispatch and decided to continue to boston. Boston closed the airport due to nil braking action reports. So we diverted to portland, me, because we were almost at our divert fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 1900 BE02 IN CRUISE AT FL190 MADE AN EMER DSCNT DUE TO FORWARD DOOR SEAL FAILURE CAUSING A RAPID DECOMPRESSION.

Narrative: WE WERE IN CRUISE FLT AT FL190 WHEN THE DOOR SEAL ON THE ACFT CAME LOOSE AND WE HAD A RAPID DECOMPRESSION. WE WENT ON OXYGEN AND OPENED THE PAX OXYGEN AND STARTED AN EMER DSCNT TO 10000 FT. AFTER WE WENT THROUGH THE CHKLISTS AND DECIDED THE FLT WAS NO LONGER IN DANGER, WE CONTACTED DISPATCH AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO BOSTON. BOSTON CLOSED THE ARPT DUE TO NIL BRAKING ACTION RPTS. SO WE DIVERTED TO PORTLAND, ME, BECAUSE WE WERE ALMOST AT OUR DIVERT FUEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.